Editing Leek, Staffordshire (section)

== Sport ==
[[File:LeekInAction.jpg|thumb|[[Harrison Park (Leek)|Harrison Park]], home of Leek Town F.C.]]
The town's first known football club was [[Leek F.C.]] It was formed in the late 1870s, and wound up in the 1890s.<ref>[https://wn.com/leek_town_f.c. Leek Town F. C.] Wn.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref><ref>[http://fchd.info/LEEK.HTM Leek] Football Club History database. Retrieved 6 February 2019.</ref>

Leek has four [[Association football|football]] clubs. [[Leek Town F.C.]], founded in 1946, are based at [[Harrison Park (Leek)|Harrison Park]] and play in the {{English football updater|LeekTown}}. They were founder members of the [[North West Counties Football League]] in 1982 and in 1997 they were [[Northern Premier League]] champions and gained promotion to the [[Football Conference]]. [[Leek CSOB]], founded in 1945, groundshare with Leek Town at Harrison Park and play in the [[North West Counties Football League Division One]]. They were founder members of the Staffordshire County League in 1984, and were league champions in 1996. Ball Haye Green FC founded in 1880 play in the [[Staffordshire County Senior League]] and most recently won the Staffordshire FA Vase in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.staffordshirefa.com/news/2017/apr/13/ball-haye-green-3---v---0-newcastle-town-u21 |title=BALL HAYE GREEN 3 - V - 0 NEWCASTLE TOWN U21 |publisher=Staffordshire FA |date= |accessdate=2022-04-11}}</ref> In 2016, Staffordshire Moorlands FC were set up in the town and began their first season in the league pyramid.<ref>http://www.leek-news.co.uk/8203-introducing-staffordshire-moorlands-fc/story-29715156-detail/story.html{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Leek [[Field hockey|Hockey]] Club is based on Macclesfield Road, where they have a club house and four grass pitches, although league matches are played on their own astroturf pitch at [[Leek High School]] as well as at [[Westwood College]]. The club competes in the [[Midland Regional Hockey Association|Midlands Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.leekhockey.co.uk/|title = Leek Hockey Club|access-date = 9 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/clubs/leek-hc/teams|title=England Hockey - Leek Hockey Club |access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref> Previous players have included Olympic gold medallist [[Imran Sherwani]] and England and GB international Scott Cordon.

Leek [[Cricket]] Club is also based on Macclesfield Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.leekcricketclub.co.uk/|title=Leek CC|access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>

Leek [[Archery]] Club use the Macclesfield Road site for outdoor shooting as well as a private indoor range in the town centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leekarcheryclub.co.uk/|title=Home Page - Leek Archery Club|website=www.leekarcheryclub.co.uk|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>

Leek & District Gun Club previously hosted monthly Clay Pigeon shoots at Westwood Farm, west of Leek. The club closed on 26 December 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/leekanddistrictgunclub/|title=LGC Facebook Page|website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leekgunclub.com/Homepage.htm|title=LGC Home Page|website=www.leekgunclub.com|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>

[[Leek RUFC]] bears the name of the town but is based in nearby [[Cheddleton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.leekrfc.org.uk|title=Leek RUFC|access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>

There are a number of other clubs in the area including Tennis, Swimming, Bowls and Sailing.<ref>[http://www.leeksports.co.uk/index2.php Leek and District Sports Council]</ref>